Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-18

Inc president also sent in messages veto
ing bills granting pensions TO Franklin
Sweet, Jesse Campbell, r. K. Bennett, Cath
srine saTer and james K. Baylor, Oh the
ground principally, that their claims are
till pending IN the pension bureau.
DOlph, from the committee on commerce. re-
ported blu to create o port Of entrance at
Port Angeles, i'll the district Of Puget Sound
Washington Territory. Dir. Morrill, intro
duced a joint resolution for the preservation
Of official documents and other historical
documents on file in the legations and con-
sulates OF the United States (requlring the
papers on any subjects that have been
finally determined &c be sent to the state
Department. for filing and preservation. He
asked that it lie on the table. The following
house bills on the calendar passed
To prevent ANY officer, agent or servant Of the
government contracting hiring out the labor
Df prisoners; to amend the statues In relation
TO the immediate transportation of dutiabl
goods.
The senate bill for securing statistics O,
The extent and value of the vessel fisheries
OF the United States was passed. The house
bill relating to the importing and landing of
mackerel during the spawning season was
taken up. During the discussion Mr. Ed
munds presented report from the conmis-
don OF fisheries as to the complaints from
owners of vessels Of i'll treatment on the
Canadian coast On motion Of Mr. Hoar an
amendment was adopted postponlng the Pc
Rod when tho bill Is to take effect from
March /, 1887, to March l. 1888 Without
a!sposing OF the bill the senate adjourned.
PROGRESS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox On. w. from the committee on
civil service REFORM reported bill fixing the
salaries OF the civil service commissioners at
$5, 900 per annum. A senate bill was passed
granting certain seal rocks to the city OF
San francisco in trust for the United States
DIR. James from The committee ON coinage,
weights and measures, reported bill for the
issue OF subsidiary silver coin. The bill re-
latlng to the compensation of United States
attorneys, marshals and commissioners was
discussed without action lit abolishes the
Tee system and substitutes the salary system
Of compensation The house went into
committee OF the whole On the senate bill to
indemnify certain subjects of the Chinese
empire for loss sustained by the violence OF
mob ut Rock Springs, Wyo.. on Sept 2,
1885. Mr. Belmont dwell upon the neces-
sity Of the United States government grant,
Ing indemnity to che losses inflicted, and
commented the action of the Chinese au
thoriLies since this occurrence. Mr.. Morrow
inquired whether it was the purpose of the
committee, i'll case this bill was passed, to
call up to-day the bill restricting Chinese
immigration Mr.. Belmont replied in the
negative.
The Chinese government did not destre to en-
continuance OF immigration, and there was a
disposition to modify the treaty so as to bring
about results very much more effective than
could be secured by legislation With this as
surxnce the committee did not intond to bring
up the matter to-day. .
The resps ctive merits Of the senate bill
which provides for the ascertainment of the
losses incurred, and the house bill which
makes direct appropriation of STAT, 74s,
were discussed The house bill was substi-
tuted for the senate bill-1O1 TO 6S-and
passed. The senate bill prohibiting the i'm
portation OF opium into the United States by
The bill to carry into effect the International
convention OF March /. 1881, for the protec-
tion of submarine cables passed MI Nc
Creary called up the bill authorizing the
president to arrange for conference for the
purpose Of promoting arbitration and en-
couraging reciprocal relations between the
United States and Mexico, Central and South
America and Brazil Without action. the
house took a recess till 1880. the evening
session to be for the delivery of euloeies.
When the house reassembled resolutions
were adopted on the death of Messrs Arnott.
Beach and Dowdney, all Of New York. and
eulogtes spoken.
The session OF the senate was devoted
to the delivery OF memorial addresses on
the late senotorLogan. heeulogists were
Senators Colon, NJ organ, Edmunds, Man
duson, Allison, Spooner, Frye and sabin.
The house received from the
senatea the senate bill to encourage
the ma nufacture OF steel Tor modern naval
ordnance and other naval purposes,
ana to provide heavy ordnance adapt
/ ed to modern naval warfare Mr..
Reed asked immediate consideration OF
the bill but Mr.. Holman objected. After a
long discussion the bill was referred to the
committee on appropriations. The speaker
e laid before the house the senate bill provid-
ing Tor the manufacture OF ordinance for
army purposes, and making appropria.
= tions Tor coast defenses.= This was likewise
Z Teierred to the committee on appropria-
lions. Euiogies were pronounced upon the
late Representative Price OF Wisconsin.
SENATE. 5-.'- @tr2
NAsHEsGTez, Feb 1O.-The presiding
officer presented RESOLUTIONS of Joint con-
ventton OF the house OF the general assembly
h OF Indiana tRepublican members1 protesting
against the validity Of the election Of David
Tnrpie as United States senator. Referred
to the COMMITTEES on privileges and elections
ALSO message from the hOnse OF repre-
U aentattves. with q substitute, for the senate
Chinese Indemnity bill. Mr. Edmunds said
4 that the two bills amounted to the same
purpose. except that perhaps the house sub
u stttute DID It In more simple way. He
4 moved that the substitute be concurred In
/ Agreed to. The bill to establish sub
treasury at LOuisville WAS reported i'd
4 verselY Bills innoduced: WI Il. S
By Mr. Cullon. to amend the Revised Statutes
1 80 that no person shall b. debarred from receiv-
d any patent be declared invalid by reason Of Its
4 having bean frst patented IN foreign country,
uaaess the aame hrs been introduced Into pub
years p8for I'd the eDpIlca rfon Nv Mr. 9sffn